Birth Preparation
Harnessing Your RAS: The Secret to an Easier Birth
Being in Charge: Making RAS work for you. RAS stands for Reticular Activating System and helps determine what information your brain pays attention to and ...
Hypnobirthing Birth Plan
The following Hypnobirthing birth plan was created by a hypnobirthing midwife; you may find this useful when creating your birth preferences. HYPNOBIRTH PLAN FOR______________ I ...
Letting Go of your Birth Plan: Embracing the Beauty of Flexibility
When the best-laid birth plan goes awry Welcoming a new life into the world is a momentous occasion that often comes with a meticulously crafted ...
Harmonising Birth: The Power of Prenatal Yoga and Hypnobirthing Together
Healthier Pregnancy and Easier Birth Combining prenatal yoga and hypnobirthing can provide a holistic approach to preparing for childbirth, offering a range of physical, mental, ...
Remarkable Benefits of Hypnobirthing
Empowering Birth Experience: the Remarkable Benefits of Hypnobirthing Hypnobirthing is an alternative childbirth preparation technique involving relaxation, breathing techniques, visualization, and self-hypnosis to promote a ...
Award Winning TENS Machine
Award-Winning TENS Machine For Pain Relief During Labour If you are looking for a safe drug-free kind of pain relief that you can use in ...
#1 Positive Birth Story
As a teacher ( hello ), I am always grateful and truly inspired when our expectant mums and their birth partners are willing and commit to ...
14 Amazing Benefits from a Prenatal Class
Do you know that the best thing a pregnant woman can do is be in a prenatal class? Prenatal classes also called birth preparation classes, ...
Course OR Workshop
Hypnobirthing: Course or Workshop? What should I choose? I'm often asked about the difference between the Hypnobirthing course and the Calm Birth workshop. Here's some ...
Fertility and Conception
The use of restorative yoga and Access Bars® therapy can support women and men with fertility and conception on the path to pregnancy. Restorative Yoga ...
Top 3 tips for pregnancy birthing with ease
There is a lot of information that comes at you when you’re pregnant. Almost everyone has decided there is a “right way” to be pregnant ...
Feeling Nervous About Childbirth?
Feeling nervous about childbirth? Will the pain be too much? I’m not going to lie to you: Childbirth is not pain-free. However, fearing the pain ...
Do Birthing Balls help during Labour?
A study in 2015 in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research reviewed the evidence for exercise with birth balls and found they offered “statistically ...
What is Pregnancy Yoga?
So, why should you practice yoga and hypnobirthing? Much like other types of childbirth-preparation classes, pregnancy yoga (or prenatal yoga) is a multifaceted approach to ...
Tips for having a baby without an epidural
At some stage you will be asked if you’re doing it naturally or with an epidural. Here are some tips for having a baby without ...
Positive Birth Affirmations
Positive Birth Affirmations (a statement said with confidence about a perceived truth) have helped many women make both pregnancy and birth more calm and confident. ...
Breathe during Labour: Essential tips to Prepare for Birth
Learning how to breathe during labour correctly can help you stay calm and focused during labour and prevent unhealthy breathing, such as hyperventilation (breathing too ...
10 tips to be the perfect birth partner
A confident and supportive father can make an enormous difference to the birth of his child. He will be producing the hormones of love, which ...
Pelvic Floor Exercises
Pelvic Floor Exercises During and After Pregnancy Pelvic floor exercises (PVE) can lead to shorter labour and a faster post-birth recovery Passing your baby through ...
Feeling Anxious about Childbirth?
Access Bars® can assist you in releasing the build-up of fear and anxiety that can often occur during pregnancy. Each Bars session clears the emotional overwhelm allowing a sense of peace and calm in your mind and body. Highly recommended during pregnancy as this will dissipate the build-up of thoughts, feelings and emotions about childbirth.
In addition, other benefits include feeling happier, a dramatic reduction in stress, a greater sense of peace and improved confidence. Especially relevant is the contribution to your baby being less programmed and more conscious.